Bemersyde
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 36 ′ N , 2 ° 39 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | MELROSE | ||
| ZIP code section | TD6 | ||
| prefix | 01835 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Scottish Borders | ||
| British Parliament | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire | ||
Bemersyde is a village in the Scottish Council Area Scottish Borders or in the traditional county of Berwickshire . It is around five kilometers east of Melrose and 13 km west of Kelso near the left bank of the Tweed .
history
The lands were probably owned by the Haig clan since the 12th century . A resolution of the Scottish Parliament from 1535, which provided for the fortification of the border region with England, resulted in a peel tower at the site . In the 18th century, the fortified tower was expanded into a Haigs mansion , the Bemersyde House . One of the regular guests was the writer Walter Scott , whose favorite lookout point, Scott's View, is located on the flat Bemersyde Hill north of the village.
Around 1.5 kilometers south of the village, the construction of Dryburgh Abbey , a former Premonstratensian monastery , began in 1150 .
traffic
The B6356 forms the main road from Bemersyde. It connects the town in the northwest to the A68 ( Darlington - Edinburgh ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Bemersyde House in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Dryburgh Abbey in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)